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Table No. 7. SUMMARY of the ANNUAL INTEREST RETURNS from the several CHIEF and ACCOUNTING POST OFFICE SAVINGS BANKS in the COLONY ; together with the number of ACCOUNTS open at each ; the BALANCE AT CREDIT of OPEN ACCOUNTS on the 31st December, 1869 ; and the INTEREST carried to credit of the same on the Ist January, 1870.

Table No. 8. TABLE showing the NUMBER of SAVINGS BANK ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS issued to DEPOSITORS from the CONTROLLER'S OFFICE, during each Month and Year since the System commenced on the 1st February, 1867.

Fbovinces asd AccouNiura No. of Banks open. No. of Open Accounts at Each. Balance of Principal in Deposit on 31st Dec, 1869. Amount of Interest carried to Credit of Open Accounts on Jan. 1,1870. Total Amount at Credit of Open Accounts on 1st January, 1870, including Interest. Offices. Auckland 13 1,139 £ b. d. 38,904 13 3 £ s. d. 1,076 12 0 £ s. d. 39,981 5 3 Taranaki 1 171 4,946 15 0 120 11 0 5,067 6 0 Hawke'a Bay 3 97 3,463 15 2 82 2 3 3,545 17 5 Wellington 3 518 13,424 2 5 405 11 7 13,829 14 0 Marlborough 4 99 3,440 6 6 101 12 8 3,541 19 2 Nelson ... 3 156 5,663 11 8 170 14 11 5,834 6 7 ("Charleston bo j ■_ » I Westport I O | Oreymouth H I (JETokitika 1 1 1 77 152 259 3,427 8 6 7,427 3 0 15,006 7 9 81 9 3 160 1 2 401 1 2 3,508 17 9 7,587 4 2 15,407 8 11 2 266 13,203 7 5 385 7 0 13,588 14 5 Canterbury 7 1,350 48,787 2 7 1,448 18 8 50,236 1 3 Otago 17 1,474 57,180 13 4 1,748 10 2 58,929 3 6 Southland 3 285 9,647 5 3 311 2 7 9,958 7 10 All New Zealand in 1869 59 6,043 224,522 11 10 6,493 14 5 231,016 6 3 1868 55 4,252 159,165 19 6 4,352 16 1 163,518 15 7 67,497 10 8 Increase during 1869 ... 1,791 65,356 12 4 2,140 18 4

MONTHS. 18S7. 1868. 1869. TOTALS. Januaet 728 1,071 1,799 Febeuaey 122 751 1,134 2,007 Maech 150 768 1,151 2,069 Apbil 408 772 1,012 2,192 Mat 449 805 1,178 2,432 June 464 878 1,186 2,528 July 549 879 1,225 2,653 August 577 895 1,210 2,682 Septembeb 626 947 1,131 2,704 Octobee 640 982 1,159 2,781 Novembee 625 908 1,165 2,698 Decembee 633 948 1,167 2,748 Totals 5,243 10,261 13,789 29,293